Sessions Overview

The first day will set the stage with two sessions that delve into the regulatory framework, exploring compliance solutions and the associated adoption challenges and opportunities. On the second day, the program will expand to include three sessions, each targeting a distinct area of interest. The first two session will examine AI solutions designed to tackle operational challenges. And the final session will delve into the realm of generative AI, highlighting its vast potential for application within public services.

Day 1: 12 November 2024 [13:30 – 17:30] – (CET)

12:30

Welcome coffee and registrations

Master of ceremonies: Javier Galbally, Senior Research Officer

eu-LISA

Intro by Master of Ceremonies

13:25
13:30 – 14:00

Opening


Marili Männik, Executive Director Ad Interim

eu-LISA

Zsolt Szolnoki, Senior High Counsellor, Permanent Representation of Hungary to the EU

· Presentation

Kata Bencze, Head of Unit, Judicial Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence Unit, Ministry of Justice of Hungary, HU24EU

· Presentation

SESSION 1

Setting the scene: Legal framework and the European context


Yordanka Ivanova, Head of Sector ‘Legal oversight of AI Act implementation’, European AI Office (online)


Annette Cassar, Policy Officer Innovation and Security Research unit, DG HOME (online)

Aleksandra Oczko-Dolny, Policy Officer Innovation and Security Research unit, DG HOME (online)

14:00 – 15:00
15:00 – 15:30

Coffee break

SESSION 2-A

Adoption of AI solutions: Challenges and opportunities from the perspective of MS authorities and EU institutions


Colin van Noordt, Researcher on Algorithms and Cloud, Netherlands Court of Audit

· Findings from the focus investigation on the use of AI in the Dutch central government

Spyros Sarigiannidis, Head of Unit DIGIT.B.1 – Data, Artificial Intelligence and Web, DG DIGIT (online)

· AI strategy and tools in the European Commission
15:30 – 16:20
16:20 – 17:45

SESSION 2-B

Solutions for compliance with the regulatory framework for AI


Jochen Friedrich, Technical Relations Executive, IBM

· High-quality standards and good governance tools for compliance with the AI Act

Maria Mora Rodriguez, Head of Fraud and Risk Solutions at the Global CoE of Data Intelligence, Fujitsu

· Fujitsu Sentinel AI

Lotte Van Den Berg, Senior Manager Trustworthy AI, Deloitte Belgium

Hanne Verdickt, Senior Consultant Trustworthy AI and AI Governance, Deloitte Belgium, (online)

· A pragmatic approach to Trustworthy AI

Pierre-Adrien Hanania, EU Institutions Security & Justice Client Partner, Capgemini

· Building Ethics, Innovating By Compliance

Cocktail

18:00

Day 2: 13 November 2024 [09:00 – 16:00] – (CET)

8:30 – 9:00

Welcome coffee and registrations

Master of ceremonies: Aleksandrs Cepilovs, Research Officer

eu-LISA

SESSION 3-A

AI solutions tackling operational challenges


Grégory Mounier, Head of the Innovation Lab, Europol

· AI solutions to tackle operational challenges

Emmanuel Finance, Public Sector Strategy Officer and International Sales Director, CANCOM

Peter Rosemann, Managing Director, Alpin Insight AI

· “Facilitate risk management through generative AI on Edge environment”

Brecht Seifi, Lead Advisor European Institutions, SAS

· Operationalization of AI @ EU Commission

Angus Hodson, Director, European Civil Sector, Dataminr

· Mitigating Risks using Public Data and AI
9:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break

SESSION 3-B

AI solutions tackling operational challenges


Frøy Løvåsdal, Senior Adviser, National Police Directorate, Norway and Chair of the European Association for Biometrics, Norway National Police Directorate

Norway National Police Directorate

Koen Eeckhoudt, Solution Consultant, Palo Alto Networks

· Secure AI By Design

Dean Clark, EMEA Platform Catalyst, RedHat

· Overview of Red Hat OpenShift AI: MLOps platform for artificial intelligence/ machine learning (AI/ML) use cases

Spyros Evangelatos, Senior R&D Manager, Netcompany-Intrasoft SA

· OrbIntel*: An on-premise, domain-specific LLM solution for enhanced investigative processes

Thomas Schirferneder, Lead Sales of Team TEC4, Mühlbauer ID Services

· MB seamless travel solutions including a “Smart Corridor”
11:00 – 12:45
12:45 – 14:00

Lunch break

SESSION 4

Generative AI solutions


Ignacio Sánchez, Scientific Portfolio and Project Leader

DG JRC

Dennis Diefenbach, CEO, The QA Company

· Enterprise AI Assistants

Daan Voets, Global Solution Lead, Government, Quantexa

· Connecting the Dots by Leveraging generative A.I.

Jason Langone, Senior Director Global AI Business Development, Nutanix

· Presentation

Jonas Ingelstrom, Head of Identity, iProov

· Enhance Border Control with AI-resistant NFC-reading of fingerprints
14:00 – 15:45
15:45 – 16:00

Closing


Philippe Harant, HoU of the Strategy, Capabilities and Coordination Unit

eu-LISA

Kata Bencze, Head of Unit, Judicial Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence Unit, Ministry of Justice of Hungary

HU24EU